1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9Igu4DiwwK"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/how-much-do-credit-card-companies-pay-colleges-and-their-affiliates-to-faciliate-marketing-to-studen/">How much do credit-card companies pay colleges and their affiliates to faciliate marketing to students?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/how-much-do-credit-card-companies-pay-colleges-and-their-affiliates-to-faciliate-marketing-to-studen/embed/#?secret=9Igu4DiwwK" width="600" height="338" title="“How much do credit-card companies pay colleges and their affiliates to faciliate marketing to students?” — CLP Blog" data-secret="9Igu4DiwwK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Sometimes a good bit, according to this annual CFPB report issued recently. Chris Morran over at the Consumerist has this analysis of the report, and he lists the 10 biggest payouts to colleges and alumni associations in 2012: 1. Penn State Alumni Association: $2,742,743 from FIA Card Services, N.A. 2. Alumni Association of the University [...]